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Professional Affiliations

Past President, Thai-Italian Chamber of Commerce,
Bangkok

Past Vice President Board of Trade of Thailand

Past Executive Director, European Chamber of Commerce
in Vietnam

Joint Investment Committee Thailand-EEC

INSEAD Alumni Association

Languages

English and German (native)

working knowledge of French

understanding of Italian and Thai

Citizenship

German

Resident of Thailand

Experience

Senior Technical Adviser on trade promotion & export
development with 30 years of professional management and
business development experience in Southeast Asia - as
corporate executive, as entrepreneur, and as international
consultant in the private sector and then in technical
assistance 'aid through trade' projects for international
development.

Engaged in sector development with focus on securing
income opportunities for rural poor and vulnerable
households through generating and leveraging private
sector investment in value added market chains. Interested
in inclusive socio-economic development through
empowerment (the combination of freedom, opportunity and
capacity to take strategic life decisions).

Since 2001, project management and team leading for the
EU, for UN agencies and the IFC/World Bank in trade
related capacity building of public & private sector
entities mainly but not exclusively in Mekong Region
countries. Familiar with the development needs and
challenges of public and private sector agencies and
enterprises, as well as with the interests & concerns
of donors and project implementing partners.

Fluent in English & German with working knowledge of
French, Italian and Thai. German national, resident
of Thailand.

Specific
expertise/skills:

General
management, project management & team leadership;

Trade related
technical assistance in international development with
a focus on analysing and improving sectoral value
chains;

Awards
and achievements:
Outstanding success in project implementation in Vietnam
has been recognised, i.a., through a number of
certificates of acknowledgment and appreciation by the
Ministry of Trade, the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and
Industries, the People's Committee of Binh Dinh province.

Export Development & Promotion of the Cambodian Rice
Sector contributed to Cambodia winning three years in a
row the World's Best Rice award and near exponential
growth in export sales and profitability.

Employers/Clients of TA Development Projects

Select assignments:

WFP, World Food Programme: Rice
Landscape Analysis of Bhutan, Laos, Nepal and Sri Lanka
to decide on commencing or scaling up of rice
fortification (2015/16)

ITC,
International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO: Terms of
Reference for the setting up and running a European
Business Information Centre (Zim-EBIC) and launch of two
operations in Harare and Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. (2014 &
2015)

Asia Trust Fund (ATF) under International
Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO: Workshop in Pyongyang,
DPR-Korea, Generation of training material and
manual: Capacity Building for 'Access to Export Markets
- International Trade and Trade Pacts' (2006).

ITC,
International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO: Developing
a National Export Development Strategy, six sectoral
export development strategies and relevant capacity
building interventions in 'Support to Trade Promotion
and Export Development' of Vietnam for the Ministry of
Trade of Vietnam (2004-2006).

EC, European Commission (EC-RELEX/EuropeAid):
Setting up and running the European Business Information
Center (EBIC) in Vietnam with offices in HCMC and Hanoi
with support to the European Chamber of Commerce in
Vietnam (2001-2003).